# Achanakpur Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Achanakpur

Achanakpur is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,014 people in 478 households**, the 15th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,014people (2011)
- 478households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Achanakpur PIN code and other codes

Achanakpur falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498097

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Achanakpur from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)120 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)51 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Achanakpur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Achanakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Achanakpur known for?

About 66% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Achanakpur

Of every 100 households in Achanakpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Achanakpur · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Achanakpur?

■ Achanakpur · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**981

Working population ****53.1%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 47.0% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 266 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 764 (71%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baihar

- Bhanderi2,168 people
- Parsamau2,113 people
- Amgaon2,087 people
- Sundarwahi2,015 people
- Kachnari2,005 people
- Pondi1,995 people
- Tingipur1,932 people
- Jhamul1,876 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Achanakpur from Balaghat?120 km by road
- What is the population of Achanakpur?2,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achanakpur in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Achanakpur?62.0% (Census 2011)